DATA INTERPRETATION

Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it
Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

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If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books? a) Rs. 19,450 b) Rs. 21,200 c) Rs. 22,950 d) Rs. 26,150 e) None of these What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty? a) 15 b) 24 c) 54 d) 48 e) CBD The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book? a) Rs. 36 b) Rs. 37.50 c) Rs. 42 d) Rs. 44.25 e) None of these If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%? a) Rs. 187.50 b) Rs. 191.50 c) Rs. 175 d) Rs. 180 e) Data insufficient Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by: a) 5% b) 33

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c) 20%

d) 25%

e) None of these

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Study the following line graph and answer the questions.
Exports from Three Companies Over the Years (in Rs. crore)

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For which of the following pairs of years the total exports from the three Companies together are equal? a) 1995 and 1998 b) 1996 and 1998 c) 1997 and 1998 d) 1995 and 1996 e) CBD Average annual exports during the given period for Company Y is approximately what percent of the average annual exports for Company Z? a) 87.12% b) 89.64% c) 91.21% d) 93.33% e) None of these In which year was the difference between the exports from Companies X and Y the minimum?

a) 1994 b) 1995 c) 1996 d) 1997 e) CBD What was the difference between the average exports of the three Companies in 1993 and the average exports in 1998? a) Rs. 15.33 crores b) Rs. 18.67 crores c) Rs. 20 crores d) Rs. 22.17 crores e) None of these 10. In how many of the given years, were the exports from Company Z more than the average annual exports over the given years? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) None of these 9. Directions for questions 11 to 15: The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.
Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.

11. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years? a) 2:3 b) 3:5 c) 4:5 d) 7:9 e) None of these 12. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branches B3 for both the years? a) 68.54% b) 71.11% c) 73.17% d) 75.55% e) CBD 13. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000? a) 75% b) 77.5% c) 82.5% d) 87.5% e) CBD 14. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000? a) 73 b) 80 c) 83 d) 88 e) None of these 15. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand numbers) is? a) 250 b) 310 c) 435 d) 560 e) Data insufficient Directions for questions 16 to 20: Study the following table and answer the questions.
Number of Candidates Appeared and Qualified in a Competitive Examination from Different States Over the Years.

Year State 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. M N P Q R 5200 7500 6400 8100 7800 720 840 780 950 870 8500 980 7400 850 920 890 980 6800 9200 775 980 9500 1125 8800 1020

9200 1050 8450 8800 1020 7800 9500 1240 8700 7600 940

8750 1010 9750 1250 9700 1200 8950 945 7990 995 885

9800 1350 7600

16. Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1997 is approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1998? a) 72% b) 77% c) 80% d) 83% e) None of these 17. What is the average candidates who appeared from State Q during the given years? a) 8700 b) 8760 c) 8990 d) 8920 e) None of these 18. In which of the given years the number of candidates appeared from State P has maximum percentage of qualified candidates? a)1997 b) 1998 c) 1999 d) 2001 e) CBD 19. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from State N for all the years together, over the candidates appeared from State N during all the years together? a) 12.36% b) 12.16% c) 11.47% d) 11.15% e) None of these 20. The percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of appeared candidates among all the five states in 1999 is? a) 11.49% b) 11.84% c) 12.21% d) 12.57% e) None of these